Book-holder.



H. 'ANDREE.

BOOK HOLDER. APELIGATION FILED [Him-19,1913.

Patented Sept. '1, 1914.

z o M u n a H EN RY P NIDIZEE Wile/tween U ITED P T OFFICE HENRY A D EE, "on rtossvrnnn, MARYLAND," 'Assrenonjoroars-Harrie GEORGE a a MOERSBERGER, or BALTIMORE, M RYLAND;

BOOK-HOLDER.

' Specification of Lettersi'atent.

- Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed December 19, 1913.. Serial no. 807,773.

To all whom it may concern:v Y I I Be it known. that I, HEnRY ANDREI), a citizenmof the United "States, residingat Rossville, in the county-of Baltimore and :Statefof Maryland,' have invented certain new'andq useful Improvements in Book Holders, of which the followingis a specification reference being; had tothe accompanying drawings.

1 This inventionrelates to certain improve- :ments in book holders and the object of the invention is to; provide a device of this general character v especially designed and adapted for detachably engaging and holding a'book in such a'position as to permit ready and convenientaecess thereto.

' The invention consists in the details of construction and in the novel arrangement and combination of the several parts of my improved device whereby the sameis rendered simpler, less. expensive and otherwise better adapted and more-convenient for use,

all as will hereinafter be" more full-y set forth.

The novel features of my invention will be carefully defined in the accompanying claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe. the same with reference to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and wherein ing means illustrating the same in closed po-' sition; and Fig. 6 is a view similar to-Fig. 5,

showing the members adjusted into an open position.

As disclosed 1n the drawings, my improved book holder comprises. two spaced side members 11 substantially L-shaped in form and held in operative relationby the lower tie rod 2 suitably. secured to the stem portions of the side members adjacent the heels thereof and by the connecting .ing members 33 are so twisted or bent as members 3-3 posite free end portions of-the side members and 1 it" is to, be particularly observed that'the" central portions of suchfconnectto afford substantiallyparallel faces whereaffixed and maintained on an upward and rearwardly directed incline; such pintle also serving as a reinforce or brace to maintain the parts of the frame in operative relation. The frame is further reinforced by the uppositioned adjacent the opin the end portions of the pintle 4 may be Wardlyand. rearwardly directedside 'members5-5 having their opposite end portions secured adjacentthe forward ends ,of the feet of the side members and adjacent the upper ends of the stems of the side members.v a;

'Itis thought to be clearly. apparent that a frame constructedas herein set forth'can be readily and conveniently rested upon any suitable-supporting surface,lbut under some conditions it isbest that the frame be suspended from a suitable anchoring member afiixed to a wall or the like and as herein disclosed thisis accomplished through the medium of the upwardly arched bar 6 secured to the upper end portions of thestems of the sidemembers, and disposed substantially in the same vertical plane and at a point approximately centrally of this arched member 6 is afforded a perforation 7 through whi ch is adapted to be passedthe requisite lieved'to be obvious.

Coacting with the pintle 4 are the binding members 8 provided with the inwardly dianchoring member in a manner which is be- 7 rected perforateears 9 embracing the pin-'3.

- tle 4. It is also to be observed that the longi tudinal marginal portions of the binding member v8 adjacent the pintle 4 are so bent as to afford the inwardly directed lips or flanges 9 which are adapted to limit the insertion between the binding members Sof the book or other periodical adapted to be clamped therebetween so that the back of such book or periodical will not contact with the pintle and thereby ofier resistance to the movementof the members S-relative to the pintle 4. 1 It is to be observed that the ears of the respective members 8 are disposed at substantially right angles so that the trans-r verse diameters of the members 8 will be disposed in converging planes whereby the forward longitudinal edges of such members device.

be employed with convenience, I find it best:

8 may be caused to securely engage'or bite the rear portion of the book or periodical which is adapted tobe supported by the The members 8 are automatically maintained in operative engagement with the book or periodical to be supportedthrough the medium of anex'pansible member, herein shown as a coil spring interposed-between the rearwardly directed extensions 11 11""" produced on the member 8 and relatively; disposed in forwardly converging planes;

Vhile the expansible member lO .may be; maintained in an operative position as may? to employ the arrangement disclosed in the drawings, wherein the end convolutions or; fakes ofthe member embrace or surround; the projected portions of the. endwise ad-g justable members 12-12 herein shown as screw members suitably threaded through the extensions 11-11. I

From the foregoing description of my iIII-f provements, it is thought to be obvious that; a book holder constructed in accordance with 3 my inventionis of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is; particularly well adapted for use by reason ofthe facility and convenience with whichi it maybe caused to support the book With- 5 outofiering any interference'to the opening thereof, and it is also tobe obvious thatl donot wish to "beunderstoodas limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice.

a Having thus fully described my invention what I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent is: h 1

"'A device of thecharacter described comprising a supporting member a pintle mountedtherein and disposed on-"an upward and rearwardly directed incline, coacting binding members provided with rearwardly disposed perforate ears '1 through which the pintle passes, a-rearw'ardly directed extension carried by each of the binding members; and an eXpansiblemember interposed between the extensions, the rear longitudinal "margins pot the binding members being providedrwithinwardly directed 4 flanges for limiting insertion between said binding members.

i In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my slgnature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

I NBY ANDREE. i

Witnesses: M A g D. J. CARROLL, E. M. Srnonnny.

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Wellington, 1). G." 

